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Quote: ME TOOOOOO!!!! I love the breed and am concentrating on them. WHile I do admire many of the other Marans, Black Coppers are my pleasure! Dave

Hi gang, I have been missing in action....trip out to Colorado to surprise eldest son, who teaches school and coaches girls basketball out there. We had never seen him coachand this was his 4th season. We usually visit in summer or fall. So wife thought we would surprise him and show up at one...

Quote: Pink, MIchigan is alot of fun! Of course others in other states are feeling the storms, too. I had to shovel paths, doorsways, I even shoveled in my runs as the girls did not want to come outside. It has been cold here. I did lose one Welsummer roo Monday night. Could not see any...

Quote: X2 Nice job Ruth!

Illia that is a nice looking hen! If it lays has nice an egg as you say it would be a real asset to anyone's breeding program. If she gets cold or malnurished or lonesome....send here my way, I have room and would gladly help you out. Dave

Quote: I tip my hat to them. That is the best group of BC's I have seen so far. Walt Well the thanks goes to Tannis (The Point on here) for shipping me the eggs, and Don (snowbird) whose stock she has. While they do have their faults, I am so far pleased with what I decided to keep back. I...

Quote: OMG - - I will need a prozac or something if this is the case. Should I start drinking WINE or ya-ya punch at 7:00 in the morning? I am gonna need to pace myself if this is going to take 18 hours. I LEFT the house ALL day yesterday - - so that is not an option today! Not at 7am...

Thanks: poularde, flgardengirl,Illia,Wynette and Villagechickens. I appreciate the comments! As for your question flagardengirl, The hen is not mossy, she has a fair amount of nice copper that extends around neck area. The egg color she started with was maybe a 4 and keeps getting better. She...

Finally getting brave enough. I have posted some of my roosters before, but only one of my BCM eggs. This was mainly because they keep getting darker as they go. My birds seem to start out lighter then get darker. Also I have not gotten the hang of getting a picture to properly reflect the...

Debbi, I have included your son and you in my daily prayers....May the Lord watch over him and keep him safe! Dave

Quote: Geebs....thanks for the informative info, it was a good read on egg formation. Dave

Quote: I open mine around 8 unless I have to be somewhere earlier then I have to do it before I leave or call the house and tell someone to go open it lol. I like to wait until it is good and light out even though thier pens are pretty secure I think most of our predators are nocturnal except...

Quote: Agree about the tomatoe thing...my girls' will do anything to get a cherry tomatoe!!! Or any kind for that matter. The other thing they will fight over is pumpkin seeds.

Quote: Don~ I can say that I do not use the color chart except for determining whether or not an egg is a 4. If they are a 4 or anything more than that I keep the bird that lays it...BUT.....I look for all things considered in a breeder not just egg color. This slows the process down...

Yes , Debbi they love the pumpkins! I grew about 20 and then when they where gone, got 10 more from local farm market at the end of season. My birds love the seeds and will eat down to the skin. Rumor has it that pumpkin seeds are natural worm prevenative! Plus it gives the flock something to...

Quote: SOme of these youngsters do not understand! My 7 month old roo just this week suddenly decides to come at me 2 different days when I am feeding them in at 7am??? I am 6'1" and weigh 240 lbs. and this BCM hormonally challenged youngster thinks he is going to attack me....I did not have...

Talk about being a thread killer! All day long , almost all days, usually every 20 mins or so a post on this thread. At least once an hour. I post and it has been over 3 hours in the evening with no posts... Killer clowns and me can both kill the party. I've posted on this thread 7 or 8...

Quote: Kansas is good for me! Especially if that means folks coming through Colorado! YES! Colorado is my most favorite state ever! I especially like the Ouray area. Spent a summer there when I was in my teens! LOVED IT and think if it often. Math~ I would have to be counted out if it is...

Quote: For the giant mosquitoes, 4 very different seasons, including 5 to 6 months of winter,the great lakes ( like having an ocean on all sides of your state) and last but not least the ability to hold up your two hands and show people where you live in the state and have them understand...

Quote: It is still snowing here in Michigan. We got about 8 inches of heavy wet snow that is almost impossible to plow or shovel. Temperature is dropping, about 15* now. Wind has picked up and the side roads are drifting. Birds did not want to come ou of coop. Only did when I threw out some...